Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-09-18

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this point with a Union bridge, and, as
the tenor Of the following interviews show,
they are very neighborly, and realize that
their interests and ours are analogous.
They all want the foot and wagon bridge,
and street-car privilege in connection, and
are DESTROYS of getting as close to Wheeling
as natural impediments will allow. The
following interviews are the expressions of
that city's leading business men and citi-
zens, and make us feel much encouraged by
the liberality and kindly spirit with which
the plan is accepted.
John +. Miller, Secretary Buckeye Glass
Company-The building of bridge will
do more for the general welfare than any
enterprise yet contemplated in this place.
For our merchants it will add several
hundred families of customers to our popu-
lation for term of years, if not perma-
nently; for our mechanics and laborers it
will largely increase the demand for their
services, for the property owners it will
furnish tenants and a market for building
sites, it will be an advantage to manufac-
turers VINO are here aud an inducement TO
others 10 come by furnishing competition
in rates and facilities for reaching new
customers, and it will benefit all tax pay
ers and reduce rates Of taxation by the
creation of a large amount Of valuation.
Let us do all we can TO aid the project.
Hon. John S Cochran think il would
be best for both cities that il be not only a
railroad structure, but also foot, wagon
and street car bridge. Wheeling needs ter
ritorial expansion. She has always been
manufacturing city, and her fame as
such has already passed beyond the limits
of the republic. From habit, she is in
clined to apply her surplus capital to man.
ufacturing enterprises. Such a bridge
would practically make the two cities Que
We could supply Wheeling with what she
needs in territory, coal, &c, for manufac.
turing, and cheap houses. These would
bring population TO US aud make US quite
a retail city at least, while Wheeling would
still do the heavy wholesale and costly
trade She would still remain the COM
mercial heart, as, she has been, for thirty
miles up and down and on each side of the
river, and every thrOb of which would be
felt by us. There should be no spirit of
jealousy in either city Oh this matter, as
both will be cOrrespOndingly benefited.
deem it the duty of all to put their sboul-
iers 10 the wheel. The REGISTER is to be
commended for its tireless efforts in this
matter, and il they result in giving MS such
a bridge, the future will prove il the great
est blessing of this section.
Col. G. w. Mitchell.-None hut those
afflicted badly with chronic old-fogyism
can but rejoice in the prospect of the union
bridge and the advent of some half dozen
new railroads For time, as is the case
now, Martins Ferry people will patrOnlze
the larger merchants of Wheeling rather |
than the smaller of our own city. But all
this will change as soon rs our place as
sumes such proportions that she can sup
port large stores and large stocks BY all
means let us have the new bridge and all
the railroads that will come. Martins |
Ferry has large number OF first.class |
manufacturing sites and the most beauti- |
full residence property in Eastern Ohio. |
Now is the time. Let us have the bridge |
by all means.
Capt Ed. Muhlaman-I think the I'm
ion Bridge and depot will he great ben |
eft to Wheeling, and paying investment |
besides-provided the railroads that pro-
pose 10 use it have the means to build |
their tracks to it--but ! don't see how it |
will benefit Martins Ferry any more than
the same amount of money spent in any
other public improvement
James A. DicksOn-A railroad bridge |
with foot and roadway would make boom |
in Martins Perry real estate. With a con
venient way of getting across the river We
could count on goOdly number of Wheel
iugites building homes on this lside-thls |
aside from the number OF railroads which |
the bridge would doubtless help to bring
here, makes the project very important
one TO Martins Ferry and our people feel
like booming the REGISTER for the agrees
sive spirit il has been showing in this mat
ter.
o. Russell Wood think there has
been such a favorable opportunity as the
present for boom in Martins Ferry. All
the roads seeking an entrance into the city
should receive the most cordial, and gener-
GUS welcome. the city aud citizens can give.
There are al least four roads now in opera
ton from the lake to within forty and fifty
miles from here that have no other natural,
desirable or practical outlet but Wheeling
and Martins Ferry. The roads referred to
are the Wheeling and Lake Erie, the VAL
ley Road, Cleveland and Canton and the
Lake Erie, Alliance and Southern railroad.
Once the bride is an assured fact and all
these roads vii reach our city b. indie
pendent lines, trackage rights or traffic ar
rangements. 1t is not going too far |
think TO say that the Ohio River road and !
the L. * 0. would come over the bridge |
for the larger shipments Of our mills and
factories. We cannot act too generously |
toward these new roads and the bridge !
which will give our city such growth az
cannot we'll be estimated.
II. W. Smith, want the bridge erected |
at once for the use of the public az we'll as
railroad purposes and the northwest |
terminus OF Wheeling's street car lines,
Burlington or Laughlin nail mill. Ihave
no doubt it will pay eventually and be
mutual benefit to both Martins Ferry and
Wheeling. !
Geo. II. Smith-The bridge project is OF
vast Importance to both Martins Ferry
and Wheeling, and | think now is the
time for the citizens of both places TO act
promptly, work together and push the en-
terprise through.
B. Exby & Cot is what bias been long
wanted and should be built. 1t will be OF
great benefit both to Wheeling and TO our
city. The building of the bridge will give
us new lines of railroad that will open
trade to both cities, that is now held by
other places.
John ". Crooks.-Msrtin's Ferry with
its many and varied industries Is bound to
advance rapidly in wealth and population
The city possesses more manufactures
than any city of equal size i'll Ohio, and
has room for many more. These give per-
manency, stability and growth to com
munity. The large amount OF skilled labor
employed here gives character to blsiness,
enlivens trade and builds up and estaO-
fishes the community. The city is also yery
healthy. For this reason many business
men and working men in Wheeling would
reside here if there was bridge across the
river. Our facilities by water and nail to
distribute manufactured products to all